Monday, November 24, 2014

Outrage in Oakland over Michael Brown

OAKLAND | FERGUSON | In the hours since a St. Louis County prosecutor announced there will no be no indictment against the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown this summer in Ferguson, Missouri, hundreds of people protesting the decision have arrived in Downtown Oakland.

Initially reports via Twitter detailed some protesters blocking the off ramp from Interstate 880. A nixle report from the Oakland Police Department said the intersection of 7th Street and Broadway was subsequently closed to traffic.